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Taylor Swift Acceptance Speech - Innovator Award | 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards
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- Watch Taylor Swift's reaction and speech after winning the Innovator Award at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards!
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Now in its tenth year, the iHeartRadio Music Awards is a star-studded event celebrating the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2022, while also offering a preview of the upcoming hits of 2023. The show will feature live performances from the biggest artists in music, as well as surprise duets and collaborations, and award presentations in multiple categories. Since the Awards' inception in 2013, the show has included live performances and appearances by such superstar artists as Bon Jovi, Maroon 5, Camila Cabello, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Jason Aldean, Big Sean, Rihanna, Sam Smith, Megan Thee Stallion, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Blake Shelton, Pharrell, Pitbull, Justin Bieber and many more.
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Taylor Swift Acceptance Speech - Innovator Award | 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards
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No one's talking about how great that speech was? It was short, on point, kept the audience engaged and the message was well delivered. As a stubborn perfectionist struggling to change my ways, I found this speech exceptionally inspirational. She has so much compassion and love for herself and the things she love that it naturally flows through her music. She's a one of a kind artist and I'm proud to be a fan since debut.
I'm pretty sure she just made it up on the spot? Or did she have foreknowledge of receiving the award and therefore have this speech more or less worked out?
Probably the latter, cuz the last thing someone like iHeartRadio wants to do is put Taylor Swift in a spot she's not prepared to be in, and it's probably bad form to surprise celebs like that.
They want it to go smoothly with no hitches, so...
Even so, Taylor made that look so easy and natural. Meanwhile, millions will see this, and I don't think it flustered her one bit.
I realize that being as good looking as she is probably gives a person a natural confidence that a lifetime of having the world stop dead when you walk by brings, but that speech came purely from experience.
Good stuff.
If we also think about her NYU commencement speech last year, we can see that she clearly feels very comfortable speaking in front of thousands of people. She’s really a master of commanding attention and speaking eloquently.
@John Smitho you’re right in a way. They actually announced waaaay before that they would be giving this award to Taylor swift.
And I suppose this is the sole reason she decided to accept and attend the award show. The song of the year award was an added bonus imo
And I don’t think your looks come into play anymore esp when you’re as big as Taylor swift. She’s so massively massively successful that that success just gives you all the confidence you need regardless of how you look
The speech was excellent.
In woodworking, my instructor has a saying, “you can’t make it perfect. So instead, make it precise”. I know “there’s no such thing as perfect” is hard to remember and believe when you are used to being a perfectionist, but other little reminders that others repeat help me a lot to keep moving sometimes. I also like the idea that flaws in my woodworking projects show that it’s handmade. If I made everything perfect square, straight, equal, eliminating every tiny gap, it would look like it’s made in a factory instead of by a persom. If there’s not a single tool mark on it, there’s nothing exciting for the historians and archaeologists in a couple generations.
SOMEBODY WROTE IT FOR HER
Not only is she gorgeous, insanely talented and hardworking but she’s also a seasoned public speaker. What an icon 😭🙏🏼💓
Kenefv2 Keep your creep thoughts outta here bro
Kanye ,where are you????
@Moedark you really thought you did something 😂
Thank you. I’ve taught Taylor so much. Means a lot
G DRAGON KING
WELL DONE MASTERMIND
She’s so BEJEWELED
@Not really bob 66 she makes the whole place shimmer
@Sandy Parra she so enchanted
@Not really bob 66 This night was sparkling cause she "gleams and glistens" with "an incandescent glow" 🌟 leaving everyone "dappled in the flickers of light" 🪩 Cause she's "a mirrorball"
She polished up real NICE 👑🌟💎
@Sandy Parra when she meets the band they ask her do you have a man she can still say she can’t remember
Whoever decided to play maroon as she walked up on stage… we salute you 🫡
YESSSSSSS!!!!! BEST, MOST UNDERRATED SONG ON MIDNIGHTS!!!!! (in my opinion)
I can't wait to hear this live (one day) with her leaning into the vocals to share the story 🏹💚
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@Stewart Richard Bridge bro wtf 🙁
Kenef WTF 😒
As a young person with a lot of dumb ideas at the moment, this is exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you for always inspiring us, Taylor. ❤️
Kenefv2 weirdo
G DRAGON KING
A perfect award for her because she's truly fearless, always changing and taking risks in her career, she refuses to be put in a box, and to me, that's a true artist 💛
Well said.
Yes, she tried country, pop and now alternative genre.
Most singers just stick to pop that's why they flop early.
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Omg that speech was RIVETING. I'm blown away. I knew she's an excellent public speaker, but I somehow didn't expect her to be that raw, and it's clear she's ridiculously happy. What an engaging way she has about her. No wonder her fan base has followed her diligently everywhere in her journey so far.
Oh, she is INSANE! I think you'd love her 27-minute speech at the University of New York last year! Absolutely worth a watch
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That was an incredibly uplifting poignant acceptance speech, I’m pretty sure her fans appreciate it that
The fact that she's still on tour and manage to be present and received an award is so inspiring 🎉❤
Her outfit is giving me some Bejeweled vibes to it. It’s gorgeous and she’s gorgeous. I’m so happy for her and this award. Love you Taylor!❤🎉💎
Bejeweled, but also Reputation with the hoodie
The fear of failure is indeed crippling and stops thousands of souls from pursuing something but our queen humbles us by letting her fans know that it is okay to allow ourselves to fail as it will still be part of our success. Love you Taylor!
This is such a great take. Imposter syndrome, self criticism kills so much innovation and risk taking. She's so real for this. She just sat through a video with so many people (including Dolly frickin Parton) singing her praises. And she is the music industry and she just so encouraging and beautifully self reflective 🪩and compassionate. What a beautiful soul ❤️🥰☺️🫠🫶
THERE'S NOTHING NEW HERE, JUST TAYLOR BEING THE ABSOLUTE QUEEN SHE IS 😭
Is that supposed to be a Phoebe feature reference 😂
@christina marie yes! I was legitimately waiting for someone to notice
U r heard sister 🥳
I notice that dude. XD
Да она королева и красава
I just love how she’s a mega star, but always seems to be in awe of her fans, and the fact that we all love her
She clearly is an intelligent woman oozing with confidence, grit, maturity, and ambition. You can see why she was able to succeed in life at the rate she has.
Yeah she only had to make the same song for ten years before she became relevent 😂
@Austin Savage 🤣
@Austin Savage sure, if that's what you want to believe, then sure
@Austin Savage ah yes Love Story sounds so much like Blank Space which sounds s much like Ready for it which sounds so much like Cardigan. Unintelligent take!
The way I love this woman, she writes your favorite lyrics in the music industry, and she deserves this award.
oh god i can watch and hear her speak all day. the way she's so articulate and always manages to get her message across just blows my mind. she's the absolute most deserving winner of this award. she has always been the artist to challenge the way industry works. we swifties are extremely proud of you taylor. you'll always have our back no matter what.
okay brb gotta have a mental breakdown over how good mommy looks
Who is BRB?
@tsfan omg no brb - be right back
What we have here is a seasoned, mature, insightful, wise, gifted woman with more talent in her pinky fingernail than many artists out there. She is timeless. I have not been a fan of hers until the last 6 or so months when I actually started reading some of her lyrics. She's a BRILLIANT poet who happens to sing. For all of you who've made her popular - thank you - obviously I can't take any credit for that. If you've not taken the time to actually read some of her songs, I challenge you to actually sit down and listen intently - read the words while you listen if you need to - start with Folklore. It's so deeply intense, honest, vulnerable, and raw. Just freaking insanely talented.
her speech always conveys a message of hope and inspiration. congrats taylor!!♡
@kenefv2 you need help
@Little monster Taylor's version like that man got really crazy stalking her for so long and thinking Taylor is talking to him. feel sorry for those people they really need help.
@zendayahail i mean it's really embarassing he keeps doing this ages
She's insanely sweet, no wonder people like me love her so much. I admire her for how hardworking she is, and giving us that speech tells us that we fail because we're human, but you need to give yourself time because no one is perfect. She's such an inspiration!
Taylor is so sweet. She’s well spoken, humble and insanely talented. She’s such a gem. I’m so thankful that I’ve grow up listening to her music and that she’s still putting out music now that I’m an adult. Her success is a testament to her talent and hard work.
How can anyone dislike her? Seriously shes incredible all around 🎉
The success she got, thats what they hate from her
Back then I am bullied for loving Taylor Swift but now everyone seems to love her 🥺 I never thought I’ll see a time like this. It’s been overdue but i’m happy Taylor already gets the public love she deserves.
I'm a 53 yr mama who loves Taylor. She is beautiful, smart,talented yet remains so humble. Been a fan of her since her country days. She's just so uniquely talented with her words that I can see her in her 30s to 50s writing songs for other artists
" You have to give yourself permission to fail" .
Thanks Taylor we needed that
Wow that speech was everything! Thank you Taylor!! ❤
As far as I thrive for listening her songs ... mannn I'm a big fan of her speeches too 🙌🏼
Lets take a moment to think about how she has tour dates every weekend and has other events such as this one which she doesn't just show up for. She SHOWS UP! The outfit, hair, makeup, and attitude. Now that's a real role model!
Just love Taylor so much. Always has a positive message and she's just brilliant.
I love where she went with that speech. Growing up I was never told it's ok to fail, I was never told to go easy on yourself, to give yourself permission. Not everything you try will stick. I wish I'd heard that when I was younger instead of going a long time feeling like a failure. Even my supposed best friend years ago told someone that I had nothing to offer people. All because I didn't like the college I was at and left. Live your own life, it is so short and goes by in a blink. Do you and don't worry what people think. It is definitely ok to fail and make mistakes along the way
Taylor's speeches are always so inspiring. She is awesome and what makes her even more awesome is how humble she is. God bless you Taylor.
Ughh how can't I not love her???? She's so amazing and well spoken, I admire her so much 💖😭🙏
Me ✌ ❤
Her speeches are always SO on point
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She is so sweet ❤️!! I have been impressed with her career so far and I am looking forward to her future music. This speech was just beautiful and conveyed how humble she really is.
She’s simply brilliant.
The harder she works, the easier it gets.
Keep it up TS. Much respect.
“you have to give yourself permission to fail” “go easy on yourself” ok taylor i’m sobbing and i very much needed to hear this
Love you Taylor❤️❤️❤️ You definitely deserve that award and your extremely talented and your speech was so inspiring 🤩and really motivating as well so thank you for your kind words and congratulations 😊😄😁🎉🎉🎉 ps love your outfit 💎💎💎
She always knows just what to say 🥹
I am 20 and i will remember this speech every time i cry fearing to fail. I really needed this for a very long time🙏💙. Thank you Tay, you're the best i love you more than my words could tell and i really appreciate your existence in my life 💙
Her speeches always slay
Increíble su forma de expresarse, es la Reina de reinas.
Not only is she stunningly beautiful, she is really smart,very well sponken and extremely grounded and grateful for what life has given her. She really deserves every success ❤🎉🎉❤
Her outfit is giving Ready For It? And I am. I am so ready for it.
If you want to see my theory about the rest of her rerecords 🫣👀🔍⬇️
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🥹🤞🫶🤞🫶🤞🫶🤞🥹
I think she's gonna space them out so they can all have a chance at a Grammy without our competing with each other. So This is a possible timeline:
🪩Speak Now TV- December 2023 (I go Back to December all the time- Back to December)
🪩1989 TV- December 2024 (Last December- Out of the Woods)
🪩Reputation TV- December 2025 or New Year's Day 2026
🪩Then Taylor's Version of Her Self Titled album, the beginning of everything amazing in her life and her fans lives coming out on the 20th Anniversary of the start of her amazing career - June 2026
I know that she'd want to do something special for her 20th anniversary. How cool would it be if she had all the rerecords done by then and maybe just maybe we could finally hope for a full tour of Taylor Swift ❣️😭
I dream of full visuals for Tim McGraw, Our Song, Picture to Burn, Teardrops On My Guitar, I'm Only Me When I'm With You 🫶, Tied Together With A Smile, A Place In This World, Invisible, Cold As You, A Perfectly Good Heart 🌍 🌎 like Should've Said No has but I want to see that in context with the rest of Debut TV with all the from the vault songs.
I wonder if she will play any from the Vault songs other than All Too Well 10 as surprise songs. I hope she gets a chance to play them all live too.
I don't know but this would be pretty cool if all my wishes came true it would have been fun if this theory was the one to come true.
May the ✨ stars align ✨🥹🤞🫶
Reputation Taylor’s Version coming soon?
It's Ready for It, but Bejeweled.
@Surreality22992
Best believe she still Bejeweled 😎🤩👑
Yes🎉 Are we ready for her to make the whole place shimmer? The answer is yes! Yes! Yes we are 🤩🌌🌟✨🪩💎
"Shining a light on what worked out" and dazzling us with a "million little stars spelling out her name" 🥹🥰💖
Just us being in the dappled in the flickers of her Mirrorball light. ☺️ 🫠
@Laurel Martinez I hope so!!
And the hair is giving red!
Taylor Swift is gonna be the most awarded artist in history this year 🎉👏
Amen
THE OUTFIT? THE SPEECH? SHE IS REALLY THE MASTERMIND !!!
I’m so happy the world is finally catching up and appreciating the magic that Taylor Swift is. I’ve always known. Since I was 16 I knew she was special.
she has a special place in my heart and i cant thank her enough for speaking out about making mistakes and what is best for you, life is short and we need time to have fun and be dumb sometimes because thats what leads us to our achievements
I just love her so much, she carries herself with so much grace and is such a great speaker!
Such a good balanced and inspiring speech.... So well spoken
I love her❤
Congratulations Taylor🎉🎉🎉 “give yourself the permission to fail” inspiring indeed! Cheers to more awards!
She definitely deserves this award. From her songwriting, visual art, impact to other music artists, kindness to others, achievements as a woman and even individual in the industry, and influence to others to never give up their dreams, Taylor was destined to get this award.
Her ghostwriter is crying for you people thinking she writes anything
@Austin Savage She writes and co-writes her music but still technically writes the songs in her discography. View the songwriting credits for Speak Now, an album she wrote solely by herself.
@Suspicious Star thats why they call it a ghost writer because you dont credit them 😂
@Austin Savage Okay man, you can keep on believing she doesn't write her own music if it makes you feel more validated to hate-comment her throughout this video's comment section. Ironic how you share the same name as her brother 😂
Great speech she always know what to say
Now rest up queen you have 3 night show
I love the fearless heart from the crowd
Giving yourself permission to fail... that one really hits home but I love her for saying that. I am such a perfectionist, if I fail I punish myself for it over and over and over again until I break down crying. I constantly work on giving myself permission to fail and accept it when it happens because I know perfect doesn't exist and I know we are all human and we can all make mistakes and we learn from our mistakes. So It's a good lesson she has given in that speech and I will work on giving myself the permission to make mistakes and fail. Loved this speech so much. It was raw and honest
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Was half expecting a release date for Speak Now TV
Edit: my most popular comment, Swiftie for life
she just released an album last November, why isn't anything enough for you?and she's also touring like give her some time to breathe jeez
@SwiftCity13HEE-HEE
@AAP the comment said NOTHING about what she’s doing isn’t enough. Calm down, the comment was just hoping and not demanding.
@AAP we're delulu, let us live
she deserves it. the way she's been putting out records IS the future of music.
I love this woman so profoundly and unconditionally and that is all.
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Congratulations on your Innovator award with I Heart Radio! An awesome award you have worked so hard for!
What a class act. So humble and gracious. Love her ❤️
and i see her monolgue song video next to this and I'm like she went from that to inspiring speeches like these. she's grown so much and she has always been amazing.
Her entire discography could not account for the sheer number of times this woman has made me cry, the MOST BEAUTIFUL HOT TEARS. ✨🥰😭
She is truly an icon for so many reason
omg when she said allow yourself permission to fail, it touched me soo much it brought tears to my eyes, because i feel like that a lot almost everyday especially right now and never know if I'm making the right decisions. LOVE YOU TAYLOR!!!
I KNOW Taylor had a major fangirl moment having the award being given by one of her favorite artists!! I LOVE YOU BOTH!!❤
That speech was like…therapy. Free therapy ❤ ugh I’m just so impressed by her all the freakin time
Taylor is one of the hardest working musicians in the industry and these awards are well earned. And, I never knew I needed a sparkly sith lord hooded outfit, but I'm here for it :).
Found my eras costume inspo
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She looks amazing! A legend right here! So deserved!
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So proud of her ❤️
Girl look at you this is a huge success Taylor you are bigger than those few amount of haters. Cause you are amazing kind hearted person and well loved by your fans that surrounds you.... Be an inspiration as always cause you can build a beautiful castle out of all the bricks they threw at you, it's a metaphor.
I just love her with my whole heart
You sure make the whole place shimmer🌟 Congratulations!!!
This is one of her best speeches! ❤
I CANT BELIEVE I MISSED THIS!!! I LOVE YOU TAYLOR
i am literally crying she’s literally so inspirational
Wow great speech 🎤 well said queen 👸 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻Need more people like you !!I remember when I work at Amazon as a picker .They would say bad things about her songs I never understand why but in my head I was think they jealous..I was right they was !Look at her now 👸🙌🏻🙌🏻
Honestly her success feels very very personal!
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And once again Taylor manages to use words that not only resonate to other creators, but also with anyone who wants to make a difference - a big difference - but also struggle with fear of failure and embarrassment. Inspiring!
"give yourself the permission to fail" I needed this so much right now. thank you Taylor
The queen of all queens
Taylor and Phoebe on a stage together I can't believe it!!! I'm gonna pass out when I see them perform Nothing New on tour 😭😭
when/where are they performing together??
@julie slevine Phoebe will be opening for Taylor in Nashville, and I'm positive they'll sing it together
@Michael Waters what a dream!! love them both so, so much
She deserve all the love in the crowd
Such an amazing young lady what a woman she has become strong,talented beautiful companionate , and all with class
Proud of you Taylor ❤
I love her!, I had the blessing to see her in Las Vegas and I could say: she’s gorgeous, brilliant, simple-hearted and so talented. Is nice to see her in a screen after seeing her live!!!
Awesome im so proud of her for making her choices ❤
She deserves everything ahh so proud of this queen ❤❤❤❤❤
if there's one thing i love about her, it's that she is exceptionally good at speeches.
How did no one see she was trying not to break down. To stay strong. Wish I could see a show her...Taylor is the greatest
Pure Awesomesauce! Congratulations Taylor! Very Well Deserved Accolade 💕💯
I'm sorry but the way they played Maroon as she went up.....made my heart full. That's my favorite song on Midnights and I have a feeling that unless it has a music video it will be underrated! Her outfit is giving REPUTATION.
Love her speech as always❤
아 진짜 너무 멋지다 ㅠㅠ💓💓
Years and years of being at the TOP.. period.
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What an excellent speech she gave 😍😍🤩🤩
That's a fair award definitely. When taylor started country she actually made good pop rock music either knowing it or not and continued that path up to red album which is the best. Re-recording/redoing as well, but can't tell the difference only from unreleased ones
A GENIUS LOVE HER AND SOOO PROUD ❤❤❤
I just love everything about her
I love how everyone stood up❤️🥺
I love this woman.... Congratulations TS !!! You'll keep ruling.
I love her so much I'm actually crying
I freaking love her more than any freaking thing in this world... N aaahhh her speech is always motivating and best things to hear...
N Btw from now onwards I'm gonna give myself "Permission to Fail" whatever queen says is written in stone ❤
Also i think one of the reason of her success is her Politeness and Kindness